Lupu-Luau IPA | Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Notes / Commercial Description:
The first Hawaiian Luau in 1819 bucked tradition while maintaining respect for a rich legacy, so when we set out to create this namesake IPA, we found our own way to rebel against restrictive limits of known brewing ingredients while honoring Dogfish's brewing tradition.

What began as an exploration of all things hazy and pale, Lupu-Luau morphed into a coconut-centric IPA. We combined Pils malt with flaked barley, rolled oats, and malted and raw wheat to bring the haze. Then we brought coconut to the party in 3 different ways with toasted coconut, dehydrated coconut water and an experimental hop variety that provides a unique coconut & woody aromas.

Pours a hazy lemon color into a Belgian beer glass. White 2'' head with minimal retention. Taste is coconut, kiwi, specialty malts, flowery hop. Feels excellent. This on a hot summer day might feel like Nirvana. Overall this is a superb take on an IPA. Very impressive. After the 1st beer I am picking up on some definite pineapple, maybe that is what I thought the kiwi was.

O: Really solid IPA. Nice, focused hopping. Coconut fits nicely. Good crisp texture. And it's nice to actually feel some bitterness in a modern IPA for a change. The name's a little corny, but the people at Dogfish Head don't seem to take themselves too seriously anyway, so it's cool. Good stuff.